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Tanzanian engineer appointed head of continental body

The incoming president of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Africa Region, Mr Sayed Rizwan Qadri (left), receives a souvenir from his predecessor, Mr Abe Thela. PHOTO | COURTESY

By  The Citizen Reporter

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What you need to know:

  • Mr Qadri, has 36 years of experience in project and contract management, multi-disciplinary coordination, civil and structural design, site supervision and geo-technical investigations.

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania national Sayed Rizwan Qadri has been appointed the new president for the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Africa Region.

Mr Qadri who is replacing South Africa’s Abe Thela, will serve in the position for two years, according to a statement issued yesterday.

Mr Qadri, who is the managing director for the Dar es Salaam-based Riz Consulting, has 36 years of experience in project and contract management, multi-disciplinary coordination, civil and structural design, site supervision and geo-technical investigations.

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His appointment came on the sidelines of the 30th FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference held in Dar es Salaam last week under the theme “Innovations and Infrastructure Development for Sustainable Projects” that brought together 800 engineering stakeholders from Tanzania and other foreign countries and was graced by the Vice President Dr. Philip Mpango as well as the ardent Patrice Lumumba.

The Annual FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference is one of the biggest networking events for the African construction industry and provides a forum for consulting engineers, Public officials from all spheres of government Central, Local, State owned entities, funding agencies, contractors, suppliers of construction equipment and materials, investors, and other stakeholders in the construction industry from the public and private sectors to share ideas on best practices and sustainability as per the United Nations SDG 9.

President of Association of Consulting Engineers Tanzania (ACET) Chedi Masambaji during his inauguration speech said the theme of the 30th FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference was timely and critical, considering the growing need for sustainable infrastructure solutions across Africa.

“The conference explored various sub-themes, each addressing different aspects of sustainable infrastructure development. Various papers were presented by experts in their fields who shared some of the latest developments and state of the art in engineering fields.” he said.

The Conference also had a Future Leaders Forum that attracted over 250 young engineers of the age below 40years.

The theme of the Forum provided for engaging their ability to innovate, provide mitigative measures and solutions to the construction industry, environmental issues and further their career aspirations through certified training at global level.

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